Said Quotes by Pete Seeger
All Said quotes Pete Seeger’s page
These ten lines from Pete Seeger give a quick sense of his folk‑song ethos and commitment to speaking out. They serve as a handy snapshot for those exploring his lyrical activism.
All Said quotes Pete Seeger’s page
These ten lines from Pete Seeger give a quick sense of his folk‑song ethos and commitment to speaking out. They serve as a handy snapshot for those exploring his lyrical activism.
![“Make the kind of music you love even if you never hear it on the air. This was the basic lesson I'd gotten from Alan [Lomax]. Alan said, Pete, look at all this great music around. You never hear it on the radio, but it's right there, great music.” quote by Pete Seeger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8b0/pete-seeger-1942_air_make-the-kind-of-music-you-love-even-if_2302441.jpg)
![“My father urged Alan [Lomax] not to repeat the mistakes of the European folklorists who, a century ago, had collected these peasant songs and then arranged them for part choir and accompanied them on piano, and then told the young people of their country, "Don't change a note, this is our sacred…” quote by Pete Seeger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7cb/pete-seeger-1942_century_my-father-urged-alan-lomax-not-to-repeat_2145424.jpg)
![“He [Alan Lomax] started right off trying to find people who could introduce folk songs to city people. He found a young actor named Burl Ives and said, "Burl, you know a lot of great country songs learned from your grandmother, don't you know people would love to hear them?" He put on radio…” quote by Pete Seeger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/59e/pete-seeger-1942_actors_he-alan-lomax-started-right-off-trying-t_1712245.jpg)
